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🇰🇪 🇺🇸 HIV deaths on the rise in Kenya since US aid cuts At least 24 HIV-positive sex workers in Kenya have died since aid was slashed by the United States in early 2025, despite being in good health until then. The US has long been the biggest donor to Kenya's health system, but the Trump administration has restructured support away from NGOs, and passed rules to prevent them promoting issues it opposes
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How giant dancing gorillas are gatecrashing parties in Pakistan Party-goers in Pakistan are going ape over the latest craze to hit the dancefloor -- giant gorillas. Entertainers dress up in the super-sized simian costumes, flailing around their limbs to DJ beats alongside revellers in the eastern mega-city of Lahore
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🇪🇸 Their cars piled up and mud-coated furniture left outside homes, residents of Els Poblets in eastern Spain are assessing the damage left by severe flooding. At least two people have died, according to authorities, with rescuers working to evacuate stranded residents
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🇦🇱 Still smiling at 117, Albanian may be world's oldest woman At 117, Qamile Marra is not particularly concerned with proving she may be the world's oldest woman, but official documents suggest she is two days older than Ethel Caterham, recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living woman.
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🇫🇷 France counts cost of violent protests French President Emmanuel Macron has slammed the "unbridled" violence that erupted in cost-of-living demonstrations across the country. The protests were some of the worst urban violence in France in years and saw a historic town hall torched and widespread looting.
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VIDEO: A worn-out Pikachu plushie, tired teddy bear or stained stuffed animal can all get a new lease of life at a Japanese laundry service, making beloved toys squeaky clean again. Business is booming at Cleaning Yonmarusan, a regional chain in Yamanashi, west of Tokyo, with customers coming from all over the world for the service.
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Marijuana smokers in New York light up joints for the 420 cannabis celebration held annually on April 20. ‘It's like New Year's basically, but for everyone that smokes,’ says NY resident Jackie Win. Adult use of cannabis is legal in the state of New York.
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Singapore leader vows to take action against companies found responsible for fires in Indonesia that have plunged the region into an air pollution crisis. Smoke from the fires has blanketed parts of Southeast Asia, closing schools and fuelling a surge in respiratory complaints
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🇦🇱 Still smiling at 117, Albanian may be world's oldest woman 117-year-old Qamile Marra is not particularly concerned with proving she may be the world's oldest woman, but a number of official documents suggest that she is two days older than Britain's Ethel Caterham, recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living woman.
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🇨🇦 🗳️ Canada: separatist leader says Quebec deserves to be 'country' after vote win Separatists have won provincial elections in Quebec, with a promise to hold a vote on leaving Canada after US President Donald Trump leaves office, testing Prime Minister Mark Carney's message of national unity. Surveys suggest that only about 30% of Quebecers want independence
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⛽ Long queues form at gas stations across Bali as residents scramble to secure fuel with an ongoing supply disruption. The shortages have frustrated motorists, many of whom have been forced to wait hours, disrupting daily routines and transportation on the Indonesian island
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🇮🇳 Architect fights to save India's past, built on 'stone, tears and sweat' For three decades, conservation architect Abha Narain Lambah has pioneered efforts to preserve some of India's most significant historic sites --- from ancient Buddhist caves and Islamic tombs to Hindu temples.
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